Ok, been playing around... seems the "System Files are Corrupt" message comes on before it even starts reading the disc...

I've tried the autoboot discs, and nothing... it's not getting the the disc reading part...

I called Ninty, acted completely stupid (about as stupid as not having starfall/preloader installed) and I'm getting it replaced for shipping costs... cause ya... ummm, I went to update finally, since I just got my internet back, and walked away while it was updating, and when I came back, the red light was on the power button, and I get this weird message... yea...